New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-04

has been repressed. About 900 men are out ct tn
barrel factory Mt Bayonne and about 400 IN ,ne oa
ming department of the Deyoe works on the Newtowi
Creek. The men 10 the employ of the Standard sys
tenn said to b. entirely satisfied with their Ways
but some OF them laid off from work because oi th
retardIng of the free movement VI commerce ny 'n'
| strikers.
ACTION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
There was decided inclination. in fact, an ex-
pressed desire, at the meeting of the Chamber OF Oo
merce yesterday that committee should be appointed
to act mediator between the strikers and the coal
companies in order that the present labor troubles
| might be speedily and amicably settled. ,
| John +. Henry moved that O committee OF hVe DC
appointed to investigate the Of the present aoor
troubles, with power to arbitrae in manner LOOKING
Chamber to take any decided position but simply 10
mediate between the strikers and the employers. ne
declared that the people 40 not realize the present
peril in which the business communlt, stands tns'
because carriers refuse to receive and forward ner
chandisc, because the workngmen refuse to hahdle H.
stores and warehouses were receiving an
OF goods that dangerous TO the tuiu prosperity
of New-York, and a runation to business at other
points.
William L. Dodge suggested that the matter be re-
ferred to the executive committee.
James H. Seymour moved that general meeting OF
business be called to discuss the SITUATION ne
said that Steinwav Hall offered for such ,neeting
Saturday free OF xense Referring to the beginning
OF the strike and tracing lis several phases up 10 t'e
present time no declared that the tant originated
with the coal companies In their efforts to raise the
price OF coal and next reduce the pay OF their hand
ler,. So long the coal companies or any body OF
mon have the right to combine and carry out any SELF
is object, 80 long have their wOrkmen the right 10
combine and resist the wrong" He said that there
could be injury done hy such me citing as was pro
posed, and there might be good results from meeting
of the business and n discussion of the situation:
Importance and gravity of the situation, but he be-
leved that the matter should be referred to the exec
tive committee.
Mr.. Henry contended for a special committee so that
he m NJ tor he aft nded IN
Peter Van Schaick, Chicago merchant. SAID " we
OF the West have passed through ordeal that made
the nure dark. You have it tO-da, at your own
doors the channels of commerce are blocked and our
goods cannot be forwarded from here have received
several kilograms saying, Send on our goods but
what can be done Your steamships are lying idle at
tho piers and your trains unOaded | hope some
thing may be done to break the obstruction"
The resolution giving the executive committee power
TO investigate and arbitrate II possible and to cali
special meeting of the Chamber if necessary, was
adopted.
THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE.
The special comm ttee of the Assembly to invest-
gate the labor strike met Yesterday in the chamber OF
the Board of Aldermen. All the members present
j C. Hogeboom. OF hudson, Chairman; ID. f. Aims
worth OF 0swego NJ F. Collins. of Troy; w. II.
Kmbal of Canton, and John Martin, of this city. tx
Attorney General Russell appeared as counsel lie
explained that Witnesses had been summoned. as
the subpuna- did not arrive from Albany in time Mr.
Martin moved that private counsel should be heard
before tho committee bnt that Witnesses be examined
by the counsel to the committee lie said that his OBJ
ject TO prevent interminable wrangling between
the lawyers ~ to the ACCESSIBILITY Of questions. Tho
committee then adjourned until m. to-day. Rep
resenatvcs of the labor organizations will get hear
ing first.
THE GOVERNMENT YIELDS.
Orders were received at the Custom House from
Washington yesterday morning to pay all wcighers
lahorers 30 cents hour advance of 10 cents an
hour over the wages heretofore paid and all those who
have refused to work during the past two weeks I'M
mediaely announced themselves rs ready to 30 back.
To-. Il y.Hst and nj
the wcigheIs' department OF the Custom House went
on during the day IA if there had been no strike
This strike has been confined TO tho New-l 0rk
and Brooklyn stricts ON the East RIVER and
did not extend to the weighers' laborers EN-
ployed the North River either in tins city, jersey
City Hoboken but the latter are nov receiving the
increased wages as well those, who struck Soon
after the East River went out committee OF the
brooklyn strikers called upon the men in the North
River district to induce them to quit work too but
they would hot be persuadcd
Daring the continuance OF the strike on the East
River there @ large accumulation Of duuable
goods that have TO be weighed Most OF the sugar that
arrived and placed upon the piers was either
handled by men employed by the rchners pN the week
mouth III the place OF the regular "elRhers iaOoes
the proprieuTs the reinerIes being reimbursed by
the Government. or the United states Assistant
Weigher was stationed behind city eigher employed
TO weigh tho cargo TOR the cOnsgnee, to take the
weights from his beam. The most OF tho men en-
ployed by the city weh hers are hired by the week in
soad OF by the hour and did not join the strikers but
In one instance this week when they saw what the
United States Wcigher was Going the laborers AL eit
their Work. in some lnrtaHccS NHcle uoh W NC
weighed the steamship companies furnished the men
handle it The other day u rphone message was
received from tho National Line pier requesting that
an assistant wegher with a beam be sent there to
vel "a some iron, the steamship company agreeing 10
furnish the labor. When requested 10 send some men
tho beam the company replied that they could not.
they did not dare TO allow their men 10 leave the
pier When the Custom II puse attempted to carry
tho beam the the strikers prevented any
from taking it, and it found necessary to take 1t
across several piers and put it through a fence TO
escape from the Interference OF the strikers. During
February tho importations of sugar are generally
large but during the strike OF the weishers abOrers
the arrivals fortunately light and no largo acca-
mutation took place.
Eight assistant weighers In Brooklyn returned to
work at the advanced rate yesterday afternoon and
the remainder will be at their posts this morning The
strike lasted one week. The ongshoremen in Brook
Ign held "a meeting yesterday and decided not 10 re-
turn TO work until the demands OF tho men IN New
Jersey complied with.
report that IL few OF the strikers had returned TO
work could not be verified, and some OF the ware
housemen OF the opinion that the strike would
last much longer the men were greatly dissatis
fed with their enforced deness and loss OF While
sympathizing with the coal handlers tho, avorse
remaining strike any longer unless 1t would do
good.